This wasn’t just any fastback - it was a 1968 S-code 390 GT 4 speed. If you don’t know your Mustangs - that’s about as good as it gets
Once the Standard of the World – a brief history of Cadillac
Cadillac was once truly the ‘standard of the world’ as their ads boasted. But it was no boast - they really were one of the most exclusive, and innovative marques in the world. We look back at Cadillac’s technical innovations and look at some of the reasons for its’ decline as a world class car.
Ford v Ferrari – The inside story
Ford V Ferrari - The background you should know about the Movie, the rivalry and Le Mans. A 1960s car magazine accurately described Le Mans as “a four hour sprint race followed by a 20 hour death watch” and “probably the most dangerous sporting event in the world”.
Fifty Years of the Aussie wagon
When the last Commodore rolled off the production line in October 2017, it not only signalled the end of Aussie car production, it also meant the death of the iconic locally built station wagon. In this article we look back at half a century of the great Australian family car.
Bullit: How the Greatest Car Chase Was Filmed
There may have been chase scenes before, but nothing before or since has equaled the intensity and impact of BULLITT. Over the years, fans have asked questions about the two cars used in the movie, a 1968 Dodge Charger and a 1968 Mustang 390 GT. Of all the musclecars offered in the late sixties, why were these two cars chosen, and how were they modified to survive the torturous driving?
Bathurst saved my life
With her husband away delivering produce, the farmer’s wife invited us to sleep in a spare room, but not before making us sit up with her as she breast-fed her baby and smoked marijuana from a bong made from two coconuts with a giant bamboo stem.
Fitzpatrick and Kaufman - the Godfathers of automotive advertising art
Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman created what is arguably the finest automotive artwork ever produced when hired by Pontiac from the late ‘50s to early ‘70s. Read on for the story behind these incredible ‘mad men’ artists.
Maligned: The brilliant Chevy Corvair
Bad publicity killed off the best handling, most advanced car in America, the rear engine Chevy Corvair. Why?
The Cars of Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
When you set a movie in 1969 Los Angeles, you better have the cars to back it up, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood does that in spades.
Ford LTD - what did it stand for?
There’s been many theories on what Ltd stood for when Ford began using the term as a nameplate for its prestige models from the mid 1960s…